Rect

Morpheme

Rect

Type

bound base

Denotation

guide, straight, rule, manage

Etymology

Latin rēctus, from regere

Evidence

bidirectional, codirect, codirector, correct, correction, correctional, corrective, correctly, correctness, direct, direction, directional, directionless, directive, directness, director, directorship, directory, directress, erect, erector, hypercorrect, hypercorrection, incorrect, incorrectly, incorrectness, indirect, indirectly, indirectness, misdirect, misdirectional, nondirective, omnidirectional, overcorrect, overcorrection, porrect, porrection, rectal, rectally, rectangle, rectangular, rectifiable, rectification, rectifier, rectify, rectilinear, rectitude, recto, rector, rectorrhagia, rectorship, rectory, rectum, rectus, redirect, uncorrectable, unidirectional

Notes

direct and dress are doublets

See Also

Rege, Dress